PROJECTS
The roof creates an ambience, which is unique.
Green Star rating from the Green Building
Council of South Africa (GBCSA) which will
be driven and managed by the company.
Getting it together
The green roof project commenced in 2016
with the roof located on the flat concrete
roof of the spa building.
“The roof intends to cultivate plants
used in the spa treatments,” he explains.
Vegetation selected will be used in the
spa and the garden will be accessible
to patrons.
“Plants were selected based on their
usefulness, aesthetic appeal, health
properties and capability for use in
treatment products,” he says. The roof
“
Hotel Verde Zanzibar
is set to take sustainable
development to new
heights in East Africa.”
creates an ambience, which is unique to the
region and other hotels in the area.
The major challenges that Harms and
his team experienced include the language
barrier and the location of the hotel in a
remote area. Overcoming these challenges
included a regular site presence of project
managers, paying close attention to plans
and drawings, additional reviews and a
streamlined building commissioning process.
Managed and operated by Verde Hotels,
the hotel showcases the integration of
5-star luxury and environmental best
practice. The hotel features 142 bedrooms,
a spa, gym, various eateries, conference
facilities, an entertainment area and
a marina.
Verde Hotels’ mandate is to prove that
luxury and sustainability are not mutually
exclusive and do this through the
installation of innovative sustainable
technology, creating carbon neutral hotel
experiences and implementing best
practice sustainable operational solutions.
The green roof is expected to be completed
in early 2018 with the official launch of the
hotel yet to be announced.
Verde Hotels’ mandate is to prove that luxury and sustainability are not mutually exclusive.
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